ginnel

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ginnel

/ˈɡɪnəl/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪnəl

Where it comes from

From dialectal ginn (“road or passage down to the sea”) + -el (diminutive suffix), ultimately from Old English gin (“an opening, gap, abyss”) or Old Norse gin (“throat, gullet, maw”), both from Proto-Germanic *giną (“throat, gullet”).

noun ginnels · gennel

England, Yorkshire, especially A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses. […]maks things as pleasant as stondin in a ginnel ov a wyndy neet waitin o'th' sweetheart comin out.
Similar: ennog, snicket, twitchel

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noun narrow passageway

Français	venelle
Deutsch	Gasse

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@misc{ginnel_2026,
  title = {ginnel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ginnel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}